SAFETY DATA SHEET FERMENTIS ACTIVE DRY YEAST

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1 SAFETY DATA SHEET FERMENTIS ACTIVE DRY YEAST Safety Data Sheet not required by Regulation (EC) n 1907/2006 (REACH). Safety Data Sheet provided on a voluntary basis. SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT AND OF THE COMPANY 1.1. Product identifier Product name: Fermentis Active dry yeast Yeast, as a microorganism, is not subject to REACH registration requirement Relevant identified use(s) of the product : production of beverages 1.3. Company/ undertaking identification Supplier: Fermentis a division of S.I. Lesaffre 137, rue Gabriel Péri Marcq-en-Baroeul Cedex France Tel : Person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet: fermentis@lesaffre.fr 1.4. Emergency telephone number: SECTION 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 2.1. Classification of the product Regulation criteria EC 1272/2008 (CLP): Not considered as hazardous under EU Regulation n 1272/2008. Properties / Symbols : None Harmful physico-chemical effects on human health and environment: No hazards under normal conditions of use Labelling elements: Not applicable 2.3. Other hazards vpvb substances: None PBT substances: None Date of creation: 30/05/2016 Page 1 / 5

2 SECTION 3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Main component: Dried cells of yeast Hazardous ingredients: None CAS n : Not applicable REACH Registration number: Not applicable SECTION 4. FIRST AID MEASURES 4.1. Description of the first-aid measures In case of skin contact: Contact with skin is not dangerous to our knowledge. In case of eye contact: Rinsing with water whilst keeping the eyelids well open. If irritation persists, consult an eye specialist Main symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed None, to our actual knowledge, in normal use Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed None SECTION 5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES 5.1. Extinguishing media Appropriate ways of extinction: Water, Carbon dioxide (CO2), Water sprayed Ways of extinction which must not be used for safety reasons: None in particular 5.2. Special hazards arising from the product Combustible product. Possible emission of gases in contact with fire : CO, CO 2, SO Advice for firefighters Do not attempt to fight the fire without suitable protective equipment: wear suitable breathing apparatus and complete protective clothing. Collect separately contaminated water used for fire extinguishing. Do not discharge into wastewater systems. If feasible from the safety point of view, move undamaged containers from the immediate danger zone. SECTION 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES 6.1. Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures Wear personal protective equipment Precautions for the protection of environment Prevent penetration into soil / subsoil. Prevent discharge into surface waters or wastewater systems. Retain contaminated washing water and dispose it at a licensed waste collection point. Equipment suitable for the collection: absorbing material, organic, sand. Date of creation: 30/05/2016 Page 2 / 5

3 6.3. Methods and material for containment and cleaning up Sweep up or vacuum up the product before washing with water Reference to others sections See disposal considerations in section 13. SECTION 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE 7.1. Precautions for safe handling Avoid dust formation. Handle according to general occupational hygiene practices Conditions for a safe storage, including any incompatibilities Keep away from sources of ignition Store the container tightly closed in a dry, cool place protected from humidity. Keep in the packaging of origin Special final use(s): Beverages industry SECTION 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION 8.1. Control parameters Occupational exposure limits: not applicable 8.2. Exposure controls No specific measures other than general rules of safety and industrial hygiene. SECTION 9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Physical state: Powder Colour: Beige Olfactory limit: Not applicable Specific temperatures - Boiling: Not applicable Flammability characteristics - Flash point: Not applicable - Auto-ignition temperature: > 195 C Oxidizing properties: Non oxidizing material according to EC criteria Lower explosive limit: 60 g/m 3 Vapour pressure: Not applicable Vapour density (air = 1): Not applicable Relative density (water = 1): Solubility - In water: Soluble - In organic solvents: Insoluble SECTION 10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY Reactivity: To our knowledge, the product does not present any particular risk Chemical stability Stable at ambient temperature and under normal conditions of use. Date of creation: 30/05/2016 Page 3 / 5

4 10.3. Possibility of hazardous reactions: None Conditions to avoid: Sparks, open flames, ignition source Materials to avoid: None in particular Hazardous decomposition products On combustion or on thermal decomposition (pyrolysis), may form: Carbon oxides (CO, CO 2 ), sulfur oxides (SO 2 ) Nitrogen oxides (Nox). SECTION 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION To our knowledge, there is no specific toxicological risk when handled in accordance with good occupational hygiene and safety practice. SECTION 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION Use the product rationally by avoiding scattering it in the nature. The product is considered as not presenting any hazard for the environment, in particular as regards to its mobility in the ground, its obstinacy, its potential of bioaccumulation, its aquatic toxicity, and in a more general way its ecotoxicity. SECTION 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS Waste product residues should be disposed or processed in a suitable treatment plant complying with the requirements of environmental protection, waste disposal legislation and any local regulations. SECTION 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION Non-hazardous product in the meaning of transport regulation: ADR: not restricted RID: not restricted ADN: not restricted IMDG: not restricted ICAO/IATA: not restricted SECTION 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION Specific regulation/ legislation to the product regarding safety, health and environment Compliant with relevant European food and feed regulations Chemical safety assessment Not applicable Date of creation: 30/05/2016 Page 4 / 5

5 SECTION 16. OTHER INFORMATION Abbreviations ADN: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways ADR: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service CLP: Classification, Labelling, Packaging EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances IATA: International Air Transport Association ICAO: Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air IMDG: International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods PBT: Persitent, bioaccumulative and toxic vpvb: Very persistent, very bioaccumulative REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals RID: Regulation concerning the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail Note to the reader The information provided in this Safety Data Sheet is based on the state of our knowledge relative to the concerned product, at the date of the revision of this Safety Data Sheet. The information provided in this Safety Data Sheet is additional to the technical leaflets but does not replace them. This Safety Data Sheet only constitutes guidance for safe handling, use, process, storage, transport, consumption and disposal of the product. It is not to be construed as a warranty or quality specification of the product. The attention of the user is drawn to the possible risks and hazards incurred when a product is used for purposes other than those for which it is designed in this Safety Data Sheet: it is the responsibility of the user to assess the applicability of the information and recommendations provided in this Safety Data Sheet and its suitability for its own activities, purposes and products. Fermentis shall not be held liable for any use of the product which is not consistent with the information provided word for word in this Safety Data Sheet. Compliance with the instructions in this Safety Data Sheet does not release the user from ensuring he is in conformity with all regulations and recommendations linked to its own products and activities. The information provided in this Safety Data Sheet is subject to copyright and property rights. This information presented in this Safety Data Sheet shall not be reproduced and this Safety Data Sheet shall not be distributed, in any form, or by any means, without prior authorization in writing by Fermentis, unless legally required to do so by judicial or governmental order or proceeding. In this event, the user shall immediately notify Leaf. End of the Safety Data Sheet Date of creation: 30/05/2016 Page 5 / 5